If you named some of your Chem E. professors I could most likely tell you what they drive as they all park in that lot haha.

The gunmetal E46 M3 you see parked out there belongs to a professor as well.

This past week I just drove from El Paso Texas through San Antonio,Austin, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Witchita, Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines and now Im on my way back and I haven't seen 1 370z. I figured at least one in the cities.

Well I come out of that door that is right ahead of the parking lot, so I never really look back at the cars that are there. I could just go down the list of my professors, but I'll just PM it to you. I am interested in what cars they drive. I thought you might have been one of my professors too at first :icon17:

PM replied.

I wish I was one of the professors... if I made what some of them are making right now I wouldn't be in a 370Z :rofl2:

Yeah, but even if they do have really nice cars campus is probably the worst place to bring them. For those who do, they probably just bring their DD.

If we are going there...

I did not see one in Riga, Latvia.
I did not see one in Juarez, Mexico
I did not see one in Amman, Jordan

All in the last three weeks...
Good to be home to play with my Wife and my Z, not sure about the order though...

Just out of curiosity, how much do you think that they make?

Well I remember one day in our school's newspaper they published some of the professor's salaries. I didn't read the article myself, but heard from other people that they were making 6 figure salaries.

Unfortunately, with the cost of houses around here, 6-figure salaries don't go nearly as far as you'd think...

:iagree:

I work in financial planning/management. Around here, if you're supporting a typical family, you need to make around $250k to feel truly "comfortable."

Daaaaayyyyymmmmm. That's crazy. Is that just for the wealthier areas in NoVa/MD/DC? I hope so because that will seriously affect my future plans. I know engineers make good money but idk if its anywhere near $250k.

Not likely for a while.

Well I used to do the payroll and accounting for that department so I know exactly how much they all make. :rofl2:

As for a basic breakdown...

Graduate students and researchers: 27k - 31k (depending on time there)

Postdocs: ~40k

Faculty (depending on title and tenure): ranges from 67k as far up as 200k+ for chair/department heads

Then there are some special cases where a professor is being paid by two departments and they cap out even higher.

You can make good money around here as an engineer, but you just have to find the right company. At this point in your life though (early 20's), $250k is obviously way more than you need. Right now, you by yourself probably only need 75k-80k to live reasonably well. Once you add a wife and kids, that's when the 200k+ income really helps.

Chemical Engineering has some of the highest salaries for all engineers, so I think you will be just fine :tup:

Never settle for "enough" money! I hated people figuring in if I had a family, mortgage etc... What I say is you earn your worth, no matter your situation. So if you're worth 250k to a company at 19yrs old or 65...TAKE IT.